THE 2014 National Senior and Junior Fullbore Rifle Shooting championships will fire off tomorrow (Sunday) at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol Ranges starting at 10:00 hrs.
The shooters will contest three 10-round shoots at 300, 500 and 600 yards in the first of three days of shooting supremacy.
National Fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud said the marksmen are eager to compete in the competition which will continue next Saturday and will conclude Sunday at the same venue.
Defending senior champion Ransford Goodluck and reigning West Indies individual champion Lennox Braithwaite have both displayed tremendous form going into competition having won recent recorded shoots.
Persaud who competed in the this year’s Commonwealth Games along side Braithwaite will be looking to keep the the two in form shooters in check.
Also expected to battle for top honours in the senior category are national vice captain Dylan Fields, Richard Fields, Ryan Sampson, Leo Romalho, Inspector Dane Blair, among other competitors.
The ‘O’ Class will also provide much excitement with Sherwin Felicien, Peter Persaud and Lt. Col. retired Terrence Stuart among the top contenders.
With the highest possible score (HPS) being 150 points over the three ranges, the shooters will be looking to take early advantage to lead the first day’s aggregate.
Despite the absence of the West Indies fullbore shooting championships (WIFSC) next year, due to Trinidad and Tobago’s inability to host the championships in 2015, the local marksmen will be setting their sites on several international competitions next year including the Palma World Shooting championships billed for Ohio, United States and the Annual Bisley championships in Great Britain.